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Matthew Hiram
@matthewhiram.bsky.social
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New music for a fragile planet 🌿
Listen: https://ffm.to/songs-for-eventide
Contact: info@matthewhiram.com
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Happy solar return to the great @coseyfannitutti.bsky.social
👑🎉☀️
November 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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I’ve just launched a new Substack called STONEWASHED. This 1st issue reflects on live performance, travel, and aging.

I’d be happy to connect there if you’re on the platform. Subscribe for reflections on life, nature, and music: open.substack.com/pub/matthewh...
October 31, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Pre-sale tickets still available:
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October 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Feeling grateful for a lovely weekend of music and connection, but gong practice is currenty on hold.
A grey and brown tabby cat is seated on top of a green meditation cushion, in front of a large brass gong.
October 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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✨Tonight at MirrorLab!
Amy and I will perform two pieces from the new 𝒱𝒾𝓈𝒾𝒷𝓁𝑒 𝐿𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉 album, warming the stage for Jon Mueller & Tom Lecky's All Colors Present. Plus music from local luminaries Michael Gallope & Mary Hanson Scott! If you're nearby, we'd love to see you there. @jonmueller.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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✨ East coast friends! I'm happy to share that I'll be in Brooklyn later this month, for a special performance at Reforesters Laboratory, an intimate listening space in Williamsburg.
October 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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I checked, and I've been subscribed to the Vital Weekly newsletter since early 2008. Frans de Waard consistently reviewed music before anyone else really cared, regardless of name or perceived status. He helped put my own little label on the map, along with many other labels willing to send a copy.
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September 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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I’m so happy to share the debut album from Visible Light today! New music for cello, flute, and synthesizer, with textures from the Minnesota wilderness. Inspired by solar rhythms, leaf-fall patterns, and the hidden language of trees.
A hand holds a record album, with purple flowers in the background. The album features two figures in white, standing in the forest.
September 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Mid-morning Friday tape stack, a solid balance of classic and modern rippers w/ recent grips from @johnswanke.bsky.social & @ctatsu.bsky.social

What are you listening to?

#klausweise
#indianclassical
#cassettes
A stack of cassette tapes, seen from the spine. Various shades of white and blue, with titles including John Swanke, Kenji Kihara, Rhucle, and Ustad Vilayat Khan. The background is a metallic brass bowl, reflecting light and shadow.
August 29, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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It’s been one week since we shared our new track ‘Losing Leaves’. Have you listened yet? ✨

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August 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Visible Light’s new single ‘Losing Leaves’ is a song inspired by leaf-fall patterns and seasonal cycles. We learn to let go of that which no longer serves us, in preparation for whatever comes next.

#visiblelight #naturemusic #evolution
August 22, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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‘Solarium Songs’ is now available in Japan through the great shop Tobira!

🔗 tobirarecords.com/products/hiram-solarium-songs-tape

#plantmusic #ecomusic #environmentalmusic
August 3, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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What’s your favorite Temptations record? Peak groove and vibe here in the Whitfield era, I find myself prob returning to this one most. 🪨🪨🪨

#psychedelicsoul #thetemptations #normanwhitfield
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August 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Many thanks to @byroncoley.bsky.social for the thoughtful words on Solarium Songs in the latest issue of @thewiremagazine.bsky.social 🙏✨

“Translucent and drifting… Hiram’s approach is subtle and beautiful… A great project, expertly realized”

📖 Subscribe: www.thewire.co.uk/subscriptions/
August 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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A prime specimen from the hike today #mycology #mushroom #northshore
A spotted yellow mushroom growing from the forest floor, surrounded by green leaves and pine sprouts.
July 31, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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Took a lovely morning hike through Eloise Butler Bird Sanctuary today. It’s always a joy to move through the landscape, connect, and discover surprises around every corner 🌼

#wildflowers #sunlight #summerflowers
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July 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Tonight! Looks like we’ll have beautiful weather. 😎 If you’re in the area, come gather with us at Phalen Park Amphitheater — for an evening of outdoor listening under the open sky

#outdoorlistening
#thegoldenhour
#visiblelight
#goldenfeelings
#crystalmsylajek
July 20, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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I’m happy and thankful to read kinds words today from the great @sun13music.bsky.social on my latest album, calling it

“… borderless and soothing”

Thanks to Simon for listening and writing about Solarium Songs 🌞🌱

sun-13.com/2025/07/18/w...
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July 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Twin Cities! Come hang at Phalen Park this Sunday in St Paul, for an immersive evening of outdoor listening. I’ll be performing with Visible Light, sharing new music for cello, flute and synthesizer.

I hope to see you there ✨

👉 www.permaculture.media/shh
July 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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I’m excited for this event next Sunday in St Paul. We’ll be performing two pieces from our upcoming album. Join us under the sky!

Seating at 6:30, music from 7-8.

www.permaculture.media/shh
July 12, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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a moment of peace from the North shore 💜 #gitchegummi
July 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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I’m happy to share my next upcoming live performance!

My pal @dustinkrcatovich.bsky.social is hitting the Midwest, and my duo Visible Light is supporting w/ a free outdoor concert at St. Paul’s Phelan Park Amphitheater on 6/20.

✨ Come join us under the open sky:
www.permaculture.media/shh
Poster for “The Golden Hour: An Outdoor Listening Event” on Sunday, July 20th from 7:30–8:30 pm at Phalen Regional Park Amphitheater in Saint Paul, MN. Featuring Visible Light, Golden Feelings, and Crystal Myslajek. Background shows a golden sky with the sun near the horizon. Free event.
July 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Morning light and tangled signal paths.
The studio hums quietly to life, new work is slowly forming.
#ambientmusic #creativeprocess #sunlitstudio #modularsynth #morningrituals
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June 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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🌿 Shade, shelter, and sound.
My latest playlist 'The Heat is On' is a cool breeze, w/ ambient textures, dreamy field recordings, and immersive drift to ease the heat, soften the day, and spark lucid daydreams.

Listen & Read 👉 www.matthewhiram.com/journal/the-...

#NewAmbient #Playlist #SummerSounds
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June 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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My new track ‘Surfacing’ was created with the frequencies of a living Bromeliad flower. 🌺 It’s made to cultivate calm, and to connect, which feels more important now than ever. Listening recommended in natural light. ✨🌱 #plantmusic #botanicalmusic

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June 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM